Guided tour

Oxford: University and City Walking Tour

Activity provider: Oxford Walking Tours
Guided tour

Oxford: University and City Walking Tour

Activity provider: Oxford Walking Tours

From US$ 24.51 per person

Explore the oldest colleges of Oxford, including New College, founded in 1379 and a location in the Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire movie. Go inside quads, cloisters, dining halls and chapels, and learn about Oxford's legendary tutorial system.

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Duration 1.5 hours
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Live tour guide
English, French, Chinese, Italian, German
Private group available

Experience

Highlights
  • See the dreamy spires of Oxford
  • Tour the most historic colleges with a university-educated guide
  • Discover locations from the Harry Potter movies and TV series Brideshead Revisited and Morse
  • Learn about the collegiate system unique to Oxford and Cambridge
  • Gaze at the Bridge of Sighs on the 13th-century Hertford College
Full description

Join a university-educated guide, with years of experience and local knowledge of Oxford City and colleges. See the dreamy spires of one of the oldest universities in the world on a guided walking tour. Go inside some of the city’s most historic colleges, such as New College, founded in 1379 and more recently seen in the Harry Potter films and television productions of Inspector Morse and Lewis. Visit Exeter College, founded in 1314, and another favorite on most tours. Stop by Hertford College, with its romantic façade and Bridge of Sighs, instantly recognizable from Brideshead Revisited. See the University Library and learn about the collegiate system unique to Oxford and Cambridge. Discover famous alumni who studied and taught at the university, including the infamous Dr Spooner, whose portraits hang in New College Dining Hall and whose name is given to the playful linguistic phenomenon of spoonerisms.

Includes
  • College admission
  • Library admission
  • Walking tour
  • Guide

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    • Private tours college admissions are extra/optional
    • All colleges and the library are subject to close at any time. In such cases, suitable alternative colleges will be visited instead.
    Customer reviews

    Overall rating

    4.5 /5

    based on 960 reviews

    Review summary

    • Guide
      4.6/5
    • Value for money
      4.3/5
    • Service
      4.4/5
    • Organization
      4.3/5

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    I went by myself and booking this walk tour was the best thing I did when I got there, rather then walking all by myself trying to find things. Worth all the money! Our guide was a student so she knew a lot of cool stuff and history to share with the group.

    March 27, 2023

    Magnus, our guide, did a superb tour. He made Oxford come alive for everyone present - having established what everyone would like to see and know about. He ensured we covered the small details as well as the grand sweep of Oxford. We felt most grateful to have such an excellent guide and for the one and a half hours in his company. We left having seen a variety of superb sights and buildings which re-enforced what a truly stunning city Oxford is. I highly recommend the tour.

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    March 27, 2023

    I went with my 11 years old twins and we really enjoyed this. The guide was engaging and it was nice to see his passion about the history. My girls were interested and asked questions and didn’t once ask are we finished yet! I would recommend this tour.

    March 27, 2023

    Product ID: 29999